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lacustrine Definition

la·cus·trine (lə kustrin)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with a lake or lakes
  2. found or formed in lakes

Etymology: < Fr lacustre < L lacus, lake

lacustrine Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • deposit: This a neglect of the undoubtedly useful blanket mire and lacustrine deposits.
  • sediment: The dates of lacustrine sediments are repeated in the corrected ages columns, for database comparison purposes.
  • rock: The late Jurassic to early Cretaceous interval contains a lacustrine source rock of world-class quality.
  • environment: The Unit assesses approximately 700 applications per year of proposed developments in the marine, riverine and lacustrine environments.
  • condition: Lacustrine conditions dated 6,020 BP suggest that at that time the Hatherton Glacier was at or close to its present level.
  • mudstone: Upper Triassic sediments at three locations in SW Britain exhibit cyclic alternation of red, green and gray lacustrine mudstones.

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